Lifetime risk of maternal death in High income
High income: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 7,933 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in High income, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
High income recorded 7,933 1 in: rate varies by country for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.5% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in High income peaked at 7,933 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,757 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
That places High income 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in High income, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,757 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 1,875 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 1,968 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 2,092 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 2,250 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 2,471 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 2,685 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 2,849 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 2,930 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2,924 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 3,104 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 3,471 1 in: rate varies by country | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 3,858 1 in: rate varies by country | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 4,128 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 4,277 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 4,396 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 4,574 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 4,639 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 4,661 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 4,841 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 5,026 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5,241 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 5,287 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5,288 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,396 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 5,560 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 5,770 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 5,854 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 6,020 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 5,981 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6,021 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 6,035 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6,352 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 6,572 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 6,846 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 5,261 1 in: rate varies by country | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 4,214 1 in: rate varies by country | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 5,944 1 in: rate varies by country | +41.1% |
| 2023 | 7,933 1 in: rate varies by country | +33.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in High income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +41.1% | 4,214 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,944 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2023 | +33.5% | 5,944 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,933 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,988 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,757 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,250 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 3,270 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,471 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,277 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,935 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,396 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,396 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,101 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,560 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,846 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,838 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,214 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,933 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 1 Belarus 96,213 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 2 Norway 60,475 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 3 Poland 58,680 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 4 Korea 43,501 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 5 Spain 38,118 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 6 Japan 35,149 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 7 Czechia 31,604 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.0602 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.0702 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0367 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.4572 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in High income?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in High income was 7,933 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 7,933 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,757 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does High income rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- High income ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.